Welcome to another Monday Meal! We are still in the season of Easter on the church calendar. In light of this, we are reading an essay that defends the veracity of Christ's resurrection. This essay is by Megan Tallman and was one of the top "forensic speeches" selected for its excellence by Mr. Kimball in his Senior Rhetoric class.

Megan's speech is an exercise in what rhetoricians call "the conjectural speech," which aims to prove whether a crime happened or not. More broadly, a conjectural speech is a question of fact: did an alleged event happen? At a Classical Christian school, naturally, we take the classical tools of rhetoric and apply them to proving the historical reliability of the Christian faith. Thus, this paper answers a simple question, "Did the resurrection really happen?" Of all the facts in the history of the world, the resurrection of Jesus is the most significant. How one answers this question will govern the rest of one's life. Hear Megan Tallman's answer now. You also can find her essay printed in the upcoming Cultura Edition, along with other content as well. Hope you enjoy.